Sled.



c. STARK. SLED.

APPLICATION FILED KAY 24, 1913.

1,082,565. I Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

awumtoz CHARLES 'BTARK wi/lmeooeo I W w. ma 8 downwardly bent end of the arm 22 formed integral with the steering post 23 and disposed at right angles thereto. The steering post 23 is rotatably mounted within an opening formed in the platform 1 and in a bearing 24 which is secured to the lower face of the platform.

Secured to the upper end of the steering post 23 is a handle member 25, the ends of which are provided with suitable gripping places 26. From this it will be apparent that by the turning-movement of the steering shaft 23, the downwardly turned end 27 of the arm 2:2 will move within the slot 21 and force the inner end of the yoke 20 from side to side so that by having the ends of the yoke secured to the cross piece 13, the.

shoe or runner 2 will be quickly and readily moved in the direction desired. The cross piece 13 is provided upon its inner edge with the cut away curved portions 28 whereby the feet of the operator may be placed therein to assist in steerin the sled.

From the above it will be readily apparent that I have provided a simple and durable sled which is especially adapted for use in coasting and which is provided with simple and novel steering mechanism whereby the same may be readily guided. It will also be apparent that the device is extremely simple in construction and can be manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

\Vhile I-have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying my platform, an inverted U-shaped brace memher having its ends secured to the upper face of the runner, a cross piece bolted to the intermediate portion of the brace member,

said cross piece having a curved portion cut" in each end thereof, a second U-shaped brace member having its intermedlate portion secured to the upper face of the single runner and its-ends arranged in Spaced relation and secured to the under face of the cross piece, a yoke having its ends secured to the said cross piece adjacent the curved portions and provided at its intermediate portion with an elongated loop, a steering post rotatably mounted within the platform, an arm formed integral with the lower end of the post and provided with a down wardly turned end arranged within said loop, and a cross piece upon the upper end of the steering post for rotating the same whereby the arm will actuate the yoke to steer the single runner.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atiiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES STARK. \Vitnesses:

RAY F, BOCKOVEN, G. L. 'MCMILLAN. 

